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The New RepublicSep 22, 2026Opinion

The Return of the Farmer Politician

Schmidt is identified as the Republican representative facing Coover in Kansas’s 2nd District.

The Return of the Farmer Politician
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Farmers Hallie Shoffner, Blake Gendebien, and Don Coover are campaigning for Congress by linking the pressures on agriculture to broader economic and rural-health concerns. Their races illustrate a potential revival of farmer-politicians, though the article notes that each faces a difficult contest.

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